| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Carone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon's pass is intercepted by Robert Bartram | 37-34 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits the finger roll | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bourque is called for the reach on Michael Pellegrino - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-34 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 18:50 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford tips it home | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Robert Langdon is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Robert Langdon, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Jeremy Evans (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) John Stephens, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 18:17 | Rice | Robert Bartram is hacked by Daniel Taylor - foul #1 on Daniel Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG) David Ruhland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 41-36 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford loses the dribble to Hamisi Azim | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Warren Cowan - foul #1 on Warren Cowan, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Richard Carone (PF) Eric Gifford, Warren Cowan | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Jefferson Ono - foul #2 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 3rd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:51 | Rice | James Valletta misses the floater from the left block | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Taylor | 42-39 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone loses the dribble to David Ruhland | 42-39 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the shot in the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-39 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Carone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Nitz blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Evans | 44-39 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Jefferson Ono's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (PF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta, Shane Nitz, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Stephens, John Sutter, Jeremy Evans, Richard Carone, Daniel Taylor | |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 44-41 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Chen China - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Robert Bartram loses the dribble to Elroy Norris in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford buries a fadeaway from the right side | 44-45 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Robert Bartram is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Chen China steps in front of the Warren Cowan pass | 46-45 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Michael Bourque clanks a shot from the left block | 46-45 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Wagner is called for the reach on Elroy Norris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Wagner, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Franklin Wagner, Hamisi Azim, Chen China, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Richard Carone (PF) Elroy Norris, Eric Gifford, Warren Cowan | |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Liang Xiong takes the ball from Derek Spruill | 46-45 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Liang Xiong and he's hacked by Michael Pellegrino - foul #1 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 12:43 | Rice | David Ruhland tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Stephens | 51-47 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is fouled in the backcourt by John Stephens - foul #3 on John Stephens, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, James Valletta, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Warren Cowan (PF) John Stephens, Derek Spruill, Richard Carone | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Pellegrino | 51-47 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 51-47 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Warren Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Robert Bartram connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Yevgeny Loszynski | 54-47 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bourque denies the turnaround by Michael Pellegrino | 54-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Robert Bartram is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Langdon - foul #2 on Robert Langdon, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Jefferson Ono (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Elroy Norris (SF), Jeremy Evans (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) John Sutter, Robert Langdon, Warren Cowan, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Elroy Norris | 56-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Robert Bartram is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Derek Spruill (SG) John Stephens, Eric Gifford | |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 09:53 | Rice | David Ruhland pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Chen China misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 59-49 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a shot from the right block | 59-49 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it home | 61-49 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Sutter | 61-51 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Derek Spruill is called for the reach on Jefferson Ono in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Spruill, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Warren Cowan (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Sutter, Elroy Norris, Jeremy Evans, Daniel Taylor | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 08:47 | Rice | William Patrick snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 08:34 | Rice | James Valletta's floater is knocked away by Michael Pellegrino | 62-51 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the tip | 62-51 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | James Valletta is called for the reach on Derek Spruill - foul #3 on James Valletta, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) James Valletta, William Patrick, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford (SG) Derek Spruill | |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-51 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-51 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-51 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Cowan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Carone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Hamisi Azim tips it home | 64-51 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone banks in the layup on a great pass from John Stephens and he's hacked by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), James Valletta (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Elroy Norris (SG), Jeremy Evans (SF), Daniel Taylor (C) John Stephens, Eric Gifford, Warren Cowan, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:24 | Rice | David Ruhland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by John Sutter - foul #1 on John Sutter, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG) Richard Carone | |
| 06:24 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:24 | Rice | David Ruhland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:24 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 3rd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 06:12 | Rice | James Valletta pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Valletta is fouled in the backcourt by Elroy Norris - foul #2 on Elroy Norris, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (SF) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Valletta misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans misses the lay-in | 67-54 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Daniel Taylor swats the shot by William Patrick | 67-54 |
| 05:31 | Rice | James Valletta tips it in | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 05:16 | Rice | David Ruhland snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Jefferson Ono loses the dribble to Jeremy Evans | 69-54 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (C) David Ruhland, James Valletta, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF) John Sutter, Derek Spruill, Elroy Norris, Daniel Taylor | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Gifford | 69-56 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Carone - foul #1 on Richard Carone, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Richard Carone, Jeremy Evans | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eric Gifford | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is hacked by John Stephens in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Stephens, team foul #12 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) Robert Bartram, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG) John Stephens | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford is hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Warren Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Franklin Wagner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-58 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Wagner - foul #3 on Franklin Wagner, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG), Elroy Norris (SF), Daniel Taylor (C) Eric Gifford, Robert Langdon, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Franklin Wagner, James Valletta, William Patrick, Chen China, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Richard Carone (PF) John Sutter, Derek Spruill, Warren Cowan | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Ruhland and he's fouled by Daniel Taylor - foul #2 on Daniel Taylor, team foul #13 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Warren Cowan (PF) John Stephens, Eric Gifford, Richard Carone | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-60 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the board | 75-60 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-60 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it home | 77-60 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor misses the 3 from straight away | 77-60 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 77-60 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it home | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #4 on James Valletta, team foul #10 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans (C) Derek Spruill | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Elroy Norris steps in front of the Jefferson Ono pass | 79-62 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Valletta - foul #5 on James Valletta, team foul #11 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG) James Valletta | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Chen China grabs the board | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Franklin Wagner runs out the clock | 79-63 |